# The 2007 role Andrew Garfield was “so scared” of playing: “I felt very intimidated”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-2007-role-andrew-garfield-was-so-scared-of-playing-i-felt-very-intimidated/
- Published: 2026-11-13T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T07:21:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/role-andrew-garfield-was-scared-of-playing/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Garfield nearly turned down the lead in *Boy A*.
- The 2007 drama was his first feature lead.
- His performance won a BAFTA Television Award.

## Summary

Andrew Garfield was so intimidated by the lead role in John Crowley’s 2007 British drama *Boy A* that he tried to withdraw after initially accepting it. The film became an important early test of his ability to carry a feature, and the vulnerability he brought to the part helped establish him as a promising young actor.

Garfield played Jack, released from prison after serving 14 years for the murder of a young girl. With little dialogue, the character’s guarded emotions are conveyed largely through expression and body language. Garfield later won Best Actor at the BAFTA Television Awards; he and Crowley reunited years later for *We Live in Time*.

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